Chapter 210: Vicious Female Supporting Character vs. Childless Emperor 54
Three days later, in the Yangxin Palace.
Long Lin buried himself in countless memorials. When Long Haochang was regent, he made the court a mess. He had to deal with the accumulated government affairs and refused to rest for even a moment.
He promoted Prime Minister Ji to be the Prince's Tutor, and no matter who became the Crown Prince in the future, Prime Minister Ji would be the Crown Prince's teacher.
Ji Yunping was still the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, but he had already issued an edict to appoint Ji Yunping as the prefect of Suzhou next year.
Suzhou is a prosperous place where it is easy to achieve political achievements, but the local wealthy and powerful gentry are deeply rooted and the prefect's position can be easily sidelined. However, the Zhuo family started from Suzhou, and sending Ji Yunping to Suzhou made everyone see that the emperor favored Ji Yunping.
Ji Yunping accumulated connections as the chief academic officer of the Imperial College and gained experience as the prefect of Suzhou. A road to success lay before him.
That’s not all. After Commander Zheng died, Captain Xiao was promoted to Deputy Commander Xiao, and the emperor left the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard to Ji Yun’an!
Even though Ji Yun'an used illness as an excuse and did not enter the palace to take up his post, it was enough to make people jealous.
At the court meeting yesterday, the whole room was filled with voices of opposition. Even Wang Fengchang, who was on good terms with Prime Minister Ji, jumped out to object, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has been a clear distinction between civil officials and military generals. Your Majesty's move is too much of a compliment. I'm afraid the Prime Minister's Office cannot bear such an honor."
The emperor insisted on his own way and no one could persuade him. He only hated himself for not giving enough to the Ji family.
Prime Minister Ji and Ji Yunping were tortured in the prison and were both recuperating at home. Long Lin kept rewarding them but he didn't dare to see the Ji family. He didn't even dare to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to take a look.
He has always lived soberly and self-sustainingly, but this time, he just wanted to deceive himself.
It seemed that as long as he didn't leave, Ji Yunhuan would still be alive.
Ji Yunhuan still lives in Linlang Garden, surrounded by gorgeous clothes, beautiful scenery, and laughter.
When the weather was good, she would lie in the yard to bask in the sun, chase her second brother with a black iron whip, hide her eldest brother's favorite ink ingot, and laugh at her eldest brother's anxious look.
She would go out to play polo, fly kites, enjoy the flowers and go for an outing... She is still living well in the capital!
Long Lin's eyes felt a little hot. He thought he had cried, but when he reached out his hand to wipe them, there was nothing. It seemed that he could not cry anymore.
Eunuch Wei came in with a bowl of ginseng soup and advised carefully: "Your Majesty has not eaten all day, you should drink some ginseng soup. Government affairs cannot be handled in one day. Your Majesty should take care of your health."
Long Lin took a sip of the ginseng soup and put it down, waving his hand to let Eunuch Wei go out.
Eunuch Wei sighed. He had served His Majesty for so many years, but had never seen His Majesty like this.
I don’t know what Your Majesty has experienced during this month away from home. He is safe and sound, but it seems like he has lost his soul.
Xu Tingwei came in nervously. Tingwei was in charge of judicial trials, and he came to plead guilty to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Your Majesty gave Shangguan poisoned wine, but she vomited and had diarrhea after drinking it. She vomited out most of the poison, but she didn't die. Now she is unconscious. In my humble opinion, it would be better to give her white silk."
Giving her the white silk means strangling her to death, so there won't be any mistakes.
Long Lin raised his head from the pile of memorials and suddenly thought of the day when Mei Lingshuang hunted Shangguan. Shangguan was very tough and could not die no matter what.
The white silk may not be able to strangle her to death.
"That's fine. It would be too easy for her to die. Give her a cup of poisoned wine every day. It's 70% to 80% toxic. When she dies, come and report to me."
That woman should endure a million times the pain that Ji Yunhuan had experienced!
Xu Tingwei shuddered. The emperor massacred the entire prince's mansion with blood, and spared no guards or maids. Those who were at large were hunted down throughout the city, and the imperial guards were completely replaced, and a number of people died.
In this case of treason, the emperor was not as merciful as before, but instead appeared extremely cruel.
It would be a disaster if he stuck his head out, and it would be a disaster if he hid his head, so Xu Tingwei simply told everything at once.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was ordered to cut Long Haochang into five pieces, but the thunder in the sky startled the horses, and they broke free from the reins and ran away. I changed the horses, and the same thing happened again."
"There are rumors in the capital right now, saying... that the traitor is the man of destiny and cannot be killed. Killing him will bring about divine punishment!"
Long Lin put down the memorial and sneered, "Oh! Destiny? If I can survive, I am defying the will of heaven and changing my fate! Go and investigate, find out who spread the rumors, and punish them for treason!"
"Now that I am back, I am destined to be here! If the traitor refuses to die, then I will slowly try him. When you find out any new information, report to me."
Long Haochang was a coward and had confessed everything long ago. Xu Tingwei understood that the Majesty wanted to torture Long Haochang.
If His Majesty did not vent his anger on him, he would be grateful and naturally would not plead for mercy on behalf of the traitor.
Xu Tingwei kowtowed to the emperor and retreated quietly.
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Defei took off her hairpin and knelt at the door of the emperor's bedroom for three days, finally waiting for the emperor to return from the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
She knelt forward, but did not dare to get too close to the emperor. She prostrated herself on the ground and said in a hoarse voice: "I am guilty. My brother has attached himself to the traitor. I have no face to face Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to grant me death."
Long Lin really didn't have the energy to care about such a small matter, but Concubine De had fainted three times. If he didn't come to the harem to take a look again, Concubine De would not have the face to be in charge of the harem in the future.
He waved his hand to ask Concubine De to get up, but she insisted on apologizing.
Eunuch Wei saw His Majesty's impatience, stepped forward to help Concubine De up, and advised her kindly: "Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch, Commander Zheng is dead, His Majesty will not vent his anger on you."
"Besides, Commander Zheng is not your brother. Your Majesty's behavior makes people think that Your Majesty is not lenient enough."
Concubine De had no choice but to stand up. She pursed her lips and cautiously took a few steps closer to His Majesty. Seeing that His Majesty was not angry, she became bolder.
"I have no such intention. I am just ashamed. Your Majesty saved me from the Zheng family with your golden words. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I would have been hanged by a foot of white silk."
"Your Majesty is so good to me and has promoted people from the Zheng family, but I can't do anything for you. I am honored to be a concubine, but I haven't fulfilled my duties as a concubine, nor have I been able to help you have children. I just want to repay you..."
When Concubine De was moved, she subtly held the emperor's hand.
Long Lin frowned and avoided it, saying coldly: "You know why I took you into the palace. I don't want the Queen Mother to manage the harem. As long as you occupy the position of Defei, it will be your reward to me."
"I promoted the Zheng family to increase your importance. There are so many people in the Zheng family. If one dies, there will naturally be others to fill the vacancy. You are still the Virtuous Consort. You don't have to care about such trivial matters."
After Long Lin finished speaking, he went into the house. Concubine De wanted to follow him in, but was stopped by Eunuch Wei.
"It's late, please go back, Concubine De. You are a smart person and know what His Highness hates. You did a good job in the past, so you are Concubine De. Today, you have crossed the line."
"I don't care what your majesty wants to do. If you displease your majesty again, I will not dare to let you in again."
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